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Paravertebral block as a sole technique for the anaesthetic management of a patient with myalgic encephalomyelitis undergoing breast cancer surgery
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 20, No 3 | a1060 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22201173.2014.936754
| © 2014 Kinsley Enohumah, S. Raza Mehdi, Alan J. McShane, Crina L. Burlacu
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 17 November 2025 | Published: 01 January 2014
Submitted: 17 November 2025 | Published: 01 January 2014
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Kinsley Enohumah, Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, IrelandS. Raza Mehdi, Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Alan J. McShane, Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Crina L. Burlacu, Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a multifaceted organic disease which, owing to its non-specific multiple symptoms that include incapacitating fatigue, deeply affects the quality of life of diseased patients. It carries a perceived risk of an adverse reaction to drugs, including anaesthetics. However, there is very little information in the medical literature on the anaesthetic management and outcomes of patients with this condition. According to current scientific literature, there is no causal relationship between ME relapse and anaesthesia, surgery or both. We present the anaesthetic management of a ME patient who underwent breast cancer surgery.
Keywords
breast cancer surgery,chronic fatigue syndrome,myalgic encephalomyelitis,paravertebral block,
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